I asked a shrink: 'Everything is so great. Why am I still so angry?' He said, 'Anger doesn't go away.' I always thought it was kind of a good engine.

There’s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you’re meant to do. It’s like falling in love.

I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That’s the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein.

Any good movie is filled with secrets.

There's nothing in the American dream about character. It's a serious flaw.

A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.

The unconscious is our best collaborator.

Being with an insanely jealous person is like being in the room with a dead mammoth.

I was just trying to make a nice little movie... It wasn't until I saw it all put together that I realized this was something remarkable.

I love the editing process of making movies. I just wish that life had one.

I have never understood people dividing things into dramas and comedies.

At night we sort the energy that by day we sense.

You are what you think.

Many years ago I resolved never to bother with New Year's resolutions, and I've stuck with it ever since.

I think it is important to know when to be hard on yourself and when to let things go, but always keep going.

I've got the brain of a four year old. I'll bet he was glad to be rid of it.

The world cannot live at the level of its great men.

My hope is that if people have the knowledge, and if they actually see where their food comes from and have access to the information, they will make better ethical choices.

Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital.

The opening of the doors to 29 million Romanians and Bulgarians is going to become a huge issue.

[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don't actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I'm always more excited about what is coming.